Understanding Math Learning and Teaching in Children
Cognitive, Functional, and Instrumental Objectives
- Cognitive Objectives: Promote, encourage, and develop cognitive abilities.
- Functional Objectives: Focus on skills and procedures that the child is capable of performing. Enables basic skills and procedures.
- Instrumental Objectives: Serve as tools to formalize and conceptualize. Provide sustenance or support for the child to learn (math and study areas).
Teaching and Learning Approaches in Math
- a) Direct Instruction: The goal of teaching math is for learning
Community Health Diagnosis: Stages and Methodology
Community Health Diagnosis Process
According to Hernan San Martin, the community health diagnosis process can be identified in three stages:
- Identification of health problems, existing risks, needs expressed by community members, and available community health resources.
- Prioritization of problems and needs.
- Programming of health activities, with specific goals, to solve priority problems and real needs.
Definition of Problem and Need
Health problem and need are two closely related concepts, but they
Read MoreFrederick Taylor & Scientific Management
Frederick W. Taylor
Frederick W. Taylor is considered the father of Scientific Management.
Personal Perspectives on Taylor
As an experimenter, inventor, author, and broadcaster, Taylor conducted experiments, training, and challenged current thinking.
Characterization of Taylor
Taylor’s contributions include work analysis, standardization of tools, selection and training of workers, supervision and planning, and production payment.
Problems in Industry
Taylor identified issues such as systematic idleness
Read MoreLiterary Topics, Language Functions, and Speech Acts
Key Literary Topics
These are some common themes found in literature:
- Carpe Diem: Seize the day to the maximum.
- Tempus Fugit: Time flies without stopping.
- Ubi Sunt: Where are the people who have been forgotten by time?
- Beatus Ille: Finding oneself, detached from the material.
- Locus Amoenus: The search for an ideal place.
- Memento Mori: We all face death one day.
- Dedication: Written in honor of someone.
- False Modesty: Seeking sympathy from the listener.
- Invocation of Divinity: Asking God for inspiration and
Understanding Epidemiology: Key Concepts and Applications
Understanding Epidemiology
Content: Epidemiology is crucial for understanding and managing health risks. It compares different groups (e.g., men vs. women) to identify potential health disparities.
Key Features of Epidemiological Indicators
- Validity: The indicator accurately measures what it intends to measure.
- Reliability: Consistent results are obtained when measured by different observers.
- Specificity: The indicator reflects changes caused by specific situations.
Applications of Epidemiology
- Public
Chanel’s Animal Testing Policy: A Consumer’s Plea for Change
Chanel and Animal Testing: A Concerned Consumer’s Letter
25 Rue Royale 08917, Badalona
75008 Paris, Spain
France, April 16, 2015
Dear Maureen Chiquet, Director of Chanel,
I am writing to express my concern regarding Chanel’s animal experiments conducted to test your products.
I am very interested to understand why a company as prestigious as Chanel, catering primarily to an upper-class clientele, engages in animal testing practices similar to those of lower-end cosmetic companies. Could you please explain
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